One of the purposes of Michigan's very successful bottle deposit law is to prevent litter. This bill will increase the likelihood that these containers will end up litter.

Passing this bill will encourage others to put their product in these containers that are harder to recycle.
At least two states -- Maine and Vermont, and two Canadian Provinces -- British Columbia and Alberta, place a deposit on these containers.

This bill violates both purposes of our bottle deposit laws: to promote the use of recyclable containers and to reduce litter.